Real-Time Embedded Systems: Architectures, Software and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

The objective of this Special Issue is to invite original and high-quality papers that describe research, technical aspects, or developments in real-time embedded systems architecture, software, and applications. The research on real-time embedded systems has gained great interest in the last years as a result of the ever-increasing utilization of such systems in the IoT (Internet of Things), industrial IoT, cloud, and edge computing applications. However, the challenge of keeping the development and implementation of real-time systems reliable and efficient, and at the same time low-cost and energy efficient, is becoming more difficult. Systems designers and developers are faced with the dependability, inflexibility, and often high-cost of specialized or custom-built hardware and software components. In addition, the increase in the implementations of such systems and applications in surveillance and control (e.g., in smart home, energy systems, manufacturing, automotive and autonomous vehicles, and aerospace), and their special timing requirements, in particular for mission/life-critical systems, brings new challenges and issues in real-time embedded systems. Therefore, emphasis is placed on the investigation of the current advances and trends on new designs, developments, and applications.

This Special Issue welcomes contributions in the area of embedded and real-time systems and their emerging applications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Real-time embedded systems and applications (e.g., in manufacturing, IoT, ubiquitous, cloud and edge computing, mechatronics and robotics, automotive and autonomous vehicles, health-care services, smart buildings, and smart cities)
• Real-time system architectures and real-time operating systems
• Real-time systems design and analysis tools and techniques
• Energy efficient real-time systems and applications
• Real-time embedded systems performance issues

Prof. Dr. George K. Adam
Prof. Dr. Nikos Petrellis
Prof. Lambros T. Doulos
Guest Editors

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